I Was Reincarnated As A Dragon
Chapter 21: Caught [Princess Roha's Perspective]

The civil war completely broke out, the sound of swords, explosions, and the cries of soldiers echoed in my ears.

Goro quickly carried me with his horse through every alley in the capital to avoid and trick the traitorous soldiers.

After being chased constantly we finally met the adventurers who were on our side, the adventurers were under the orders of the guild master to keep my safety and security.

I was very grateful to be able to meet them, but it seemed that those traitors also did not give up on catching me and continued to chase me through the defenses of the adventurers.

"Princess down!" exclaim Goro.

Without a second thought I immediately followed Goro's direction to bow down, along with a group of adventurers we managed to reach the exit gate of the capital.

Sttts!! Sttts!! Sttts!!

"Aagh!!!"

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I heard a scream from behind me, slowly I started to look back, we were being showered with arrows, tens or even hundreds of arrows flying towards us.

"Daughter, don't look back!" Goro.

"But..."

"In a moment we'll be out of the capital, so hang on.." continued Goro.

"Good!" I said while turning around.

Adventurers who originally numbered 30 people now only left less than 10 people, while the rest were hit by arrows.

"What's this...!"

I saw a red liquid dripping into my hand this blood, but whose? I slowly looked towards Goro and sure enough there were three arrows stuck on his back and shoulders.

"Goro.." I said worried about his condition.

"It's okay princess, it's nothing!"

"But, Goro..."

"One more step left we'll get to the gate and get out of the capital." Goro.

Shhhh!!

"D-U...!"

"Daughter!!!"

Goro spurred his horse very quickly through the narrow road in front of us and slowly I began to see the exit gate in front of me, with a feeling of relief I thought I would be able to survive the betrayal in the capital, but quickly an arrow shot towards me and managed to hit my right chest and make me fall from the horse very hard.

"It hurts!!"

"Hold princess!!" goro said to me.

The arrow pierced deeply into my body making me barely able to move because the pain was completely radiating throughout the body, seeing me fall then made Goro immediately stop his horse and run towards me who then lifted me back up on the horse, but before he could raise me on the horse we had been surrounded by traitor soldiers.

Me, Goro, and the eight adventurers were surrounded by hundreds of soldiers in front of the gate, but only a step away from the capital.

"Aaghhhhh!!!!!"

Goro shouted extremely loudly and directly attacked those soldiers blindly, slashing down each soldier using his sword and blasting the way with every magic he had.

Rrrrr!!!

There was someone coming darting quickly and smashing into the ground to the point that the ground of his footing shook and shattered, that person was the guild master, Aldark.

"Go, Goro!! let me take care of it." Say it out loud.

"Woi woi!! don't rush old man, I'll be your opponent, and I won't let the princess off the hook!" said someone out of the line of traitor soldiers.

"Commander Lyon...! why!?" I told him with sadness and disappointment.

"Why...? hmm...why yes..maybe because I don't like weak leaders!" saith.

"You don't listen to his words! go princess!" aldark told me.

"Come, princess!!" exclaim Goro.

I directly climbed the horse by continuing to hold the arrow that was still stuck in my chest with a pale face holding back the pain, me and Goro then immediately left the guild master and broke through the army.

"Akh...!!"

The pain of the arrow became more and more so, the shock from the horse made me scream in pain while continuing to hold the arrow that was still stuck in my chest.

"Dear princess! I'll find a safe place to treat you!" goro said to me.

Soon enough to avoid the pursuers who followed us into the forest to make it easier to escape, we then stopped near the stream we found to treat my wounds that were already dripping more and more blood.

Goro lifted me up from the horse and leaned my body against a tree trunk, I who was still holding the arrow occasionally screamed in pain because this was the first time I felt such excruciating pain.

Unlike me Goro can pull all the arrows stuck in his body very easily, slowly Goro then approached me to help pull out the arrows.

"My daughter will pull it out, so hang on..."

"B-well." I said a little scared.

"Wait Goro...! don't be so rude."

"Well princess, will I pull it out quickly, please hold it for a while." He said to me, asking me to bite the rounded cloth.

"Y-yeah..."

"Egh!!!!"

Slowly he began to hold the arrow firmly and prepared to pull it out, but because I was still afraid of the pain I asked him not to be too harsh, Goro then put a cloth in my mouth to muffle my voice and then plucked the arrow with a single pull as he said, and once again I screamed loudly as the arrow was plucked, he then directly wrapped the bandage around my body to suppress the bleeding.

"Are you guys done?!"

" ...!! "

"No need to worry Princess, she's on our side." Goro was convincing.

I was really very surprised by the appearance of someone behind the tree I was leaning against, how could it be? it was just the two of us in this place, with my breath breaking and heart beating so I was very afraid of that person because there was currently no one I could trust other than Goro.

"Greis, what's our next plan?" ask Goro.

"Stay as before, we will take the princess away to the southern fortress there are 2 thousand border troops, from there we will gather strength to retake the capital." Evidently.

"There!!"

"We'd better get out of here!" continued.

"I agree." Goro Sahut.

I faintly heard the voices of the pursuers from behind the trees that were already very close to us, without waiting for a long time we went straight to the southern fortress, which is not too far away when compared to other forts, it is the closest place we can reach at this time.

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"What is this?!" I said in shock and could not believe seeing it.

"Impossible! who did this?!!" greis was surprised too.

A few hours later we arrived at the fort, but to my surprise when I saw the state of the ruined fortress, most of it was covered with some kind of ice crystal, while the rest was destroyed, there was nothing left for even Goro and Greis who witnessed it to not believe in this situation, why could this be so? destiny doesn't allow me to live longer.

"Hahahaha... How is it, a good view isn't it?" said someone who came out from behind the collapsed fortress.

It was the rebel leader Orfist who was also my own uncle, I did not know for sure about the incident of the rebellion that happened, what was the problem and why did my own uncle want to kill me?

"Are you surprised, princess? your place for refuge is destroyed left with no soldiers who die horribly." His voice in a terrifying tone stroked the crystal covering the fortress beside him.

how could he be here? he should be in the palace leading the rebel soldiers!

"Have you done all this?!" ask her.

"Hmmm.. from the looks of it it is clear that this is not my doing, but this is a favorable situation, hahahaha!" continued.

"You dare say that to/"

"At what? the princess? your lord? I can't go here alone, boy!"

When Greis wanted to finish his words suddenly Orfist cut his words with the appearance of the soldiers and adventurers who had surrounded us, Goro and Greis immediately used his ready-to-fight position to face them all.

"So, do you want to give up princess? if you give up I'll let them both live! how, princess?!"

"I'm..."

I don't want to die, but I also don't want them to die for protecting me, they're people who are precious to me...

"You think we're going to give up as easily as that sneaky base?!! we don't need strong, ruthless leaders all we need is good, honest leaders" Greis said.

"We won't be daunted just because of that threat." Goro Sahut

"So yes, when I have given you a choice, then die with a terrible death!"

When I hesitated to make a heavy decision, the two of them willingly gave Orfist an answer, and at that time the troops led by him immediately attacked us simultaneously to kill us not to stay silent Goro and Greis also launched an attack trying to repel the rebel attacks, Goro said, but due to the outnumbered Goro and Greis were desperate by any attack from the Orfist forces which left them both severely injured.

Seeing the two of them hurt I who witnessed it could only fall silent and cry could not stand at all, my legs trembled in fear and my entire numb body could not be moved.

"Daughter!!!"

Goro suddenly shouted to warn me, sure enough someone wanted to slash me from behind, but Greis jumped straight at me and finally he was the one who was hit by the slash his blood flew like a lot of water splash, shortly after that Greis then lay on the ground covered with blood.

"No! stop that! I don't want to lose anymore!" I said in despair.

"Stopnn!!! I'm fine I give up uncle, so please let them go." I shouted loudly and shed tears.

"Hahahaha.. hahahaha... hoohh what you said just now princess, can I hear it one more time?!" he said with excitement.

"I give up. Just kill me, but don't hurt them! justjust please! don't hurt them." I said while prostrating to him.

"Well I will forgive them, then please clean the soles of your uncle's feet with your mouth!" said Orfist while deliberately stepping on the horse dung.

"B-but i-it!"

"Kill them both!!"

"Wait on!! please don't do that, I'll do you."

"Don't do it princess!!" goro shouted with his hands held back by the rebels.

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Hiks hiks stink... bitter hiks. This is disgusting, but I have to endure.

"Ha!!? what the fuck is that expression?!! eat and clean with your mouth! just be careful if you spit it out I'll kill them both!"

"B-well!"

Unable to see Greis and Goro get hurt my tears flowed back down the drain and with the hope cut off I then asked the orfist to stop his soldiers from attacking so as not to injure them both more than this, even if I resist it still won't change things and it will only get worse with the killing of Goro and Greis, to stop it from happening I then make the decision to surrender myself.

With tears of fear running down my cheeks I prostrated myself to Orfist begging him to free Goro and Greis so that they would both not be killed, my uncle Orfist then laughed loudly at my request he then intentionally stepped on the horse dung that was nearby then asked me to clean the soles of his feet that were filled with horse dung using my mouth without spitting it out.

The bitter, disgusting and pungent smell of horse dung in my mouth made my stomach feel nauseous and almost vomit, but if I were to spit it out then the safety of Goro and Greis would be threatened, with great constancy I would have to endure this torment.

"Hah hah hah…"

"Good, you cleaned it well, princess or should I say my beloved niece."

Bugs!

"Akhc!!"

"Disease!" said Orfist staring low at me.

With all my might I survived licking and cleaning those dirt-filled soles with a contemptuous gaze that kept looking at me, long enough to do that I finally managed to finish it, but after finishing Orfist then kicked my stomach hard and left me sprawled unable to move at all.

The Orfist soldiers surrounded me and put their guns to my neck and put long chains around my neck, and I could only give up my current state because I did not want them to get hurt for protecting me.

"Daughter!" said Goro limply.

"What's wrong Goro, I'm fine." Saying to him.

"You hear yourselves little boy, this time I'll spare your life thanks to your stupid daughter!" orfist told Goro.

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"Daughter!!!!"

I was caught with a long chain wrapped around my neck and then I was thrown into bars to be taken to the capital, although I do not know what will happen to me this is the best choice and I do not regret this, Goro who was seriously injured shouted very loudly when he saw me being taken by Orfist, but it would be of no use to myself just sit still with a body that trembled helplessly.

Drawn by two iron-collar horses, they quickly walked through the field and then re-entered the forest, and because of the wound in my chest that was so painful my consciousness began to fade and I finally fainted with a weak body in the bars.

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"Ekhc! where's this?" I stared at the dark room around me.

"Good night princess" said someone who sounded like my uncle Orfist.

"Uncle.." I said weakly.

Full of pain I woke up in a dark room lit only by a makeshift torch, staring around me with my body still lying limp and heavy chains wrapped around my neck, I heard the voice of my uncle Orfist greeting me from me, but I who could not lift my head could only look at his feet standing right in front of me.

"You've been sleeping too long, hurry up, you slacker!!" orfist said while pulling my hair.

"Aghhh!!! sick uncle!!"

Bruk!!

"Ekhc!! hah hah hah!"

"Stand up!!"

Bugs!! Bugs!! Bugs!! Bugs!! Bugs!!

"Akhc!! stop uncle!!"

Very rudely Uncle Orfist pulled my hair and forced me to stand up, but because I was still too weak to support my body, my uncle threw me against the wall so violently that I screamed in pain with a gasp of breath, uncle Orfist then kicked my body so hard repeatedly that I had trouble breathing, whimpering in pain with my trembling body I then tried to sit leaning against the cold wall behind me asking him to stop kicking me.

Bugs!!

"Fast take off your clothes! an ex-daughter like you doesn't deserve to wear nice clothes!"

"T-but/"

Bugs!!

"Just do it, I don't want to hear rejection!!"

Right, I have given up, I have lost.I have no right to refuse him whatever his wishes and orders even if it is shameful even though it is the most despicable who wins the power,, I thought as I slowly took off my clothes one by one.

After stopping kicking me uncle Orfist then asked me to take off all my clothes and of course I wanted to refuse that, but before I said my refusal he had already kicked me harder than before.

With full compulsion I indulged in his desire to take off my clothes because I was the loser, I did not have the right to refuse orders from the victor, even though it was a shameful and despicable matter, indeed, I slowly undressed and my skirt and all the clothes I was wearing until I was completely naked without any cloth covering me.

"It's a pity that you have such a nice body" he said, taking my chin.

"Evil, uncle is evil.. Why did you do this? am I wrong with uncle?" weak say.

"Nothing and I don't resent and hate you either, but I just don't like your birth" she replied.

"But why?"

"Just blame your parents, I've fought so hard, petrifying people to change into different personalities to get your mother's heart, she said, but with just a silly smile from my stupid sister who never even had any interest in anything, she instead chose him as her companion, upset, angry, I was desperate to have him and tried to let him go, but I didn't bother about it because being by her side was enough to make me feel happy…"

" …But when Eira gave birth to you my heart was broken to pieces to see him lying lifeless, and it was all because of you! it's all because of your existence! had you not been born into this world Eira would not have died!! and I can stay with him!! everything that happened because of your birth!!" orfist said, banging my head against the wall.

Bruk!!!

"Arkkkhh!!!"

"For a dozen years I waited for moments like this, I continued to gather strength and comrades to revolt against the weak king, and I finally succeeded in overthrowing his position… I managed to kill him and you're the only legitimate heir to the throne, it might be better if you become my concubine in exchange for my failure to get your mother, but your existence will be a threat to the power that I will lead later, the dissidents will call your name as their source of passion against me, I will not let that happen! never will!!" he gripped my chin firmly.

Feeling the change in my uncle I asked him about his actions which felt very different from since I was a child, The orfist I knew was a kind and friendly person as well as a loyal person to this kingdom, with a quiet atmosphere in this cold room he slowly sat down crouching before me holding onto my chin and then explained everything that happened to him, huh… it was all about a jealousy that turned into a grudge that was deeply entrenched in him until finally carrying out this rebellion.

After telling me all that he then grabbed my hair and then banged my head so hard on the wall of this room that blood flowed from my forehead and made my head churn with pain and dizziness, and slowly he took back my chin, forcibly lifted my gaze and said he would make me his concubine, but he didn't really want to do that all he wanted was to kill me in a way that tortured me to death slowly, at least that was the impression I got from his eyes and speech.

Bugs!!

"Akhc!!"

"Wear this!!" command me.

...

"Let's go!!" he said while pulling a long chain around my neck

Bruk!!

"What are you doing?!! stand up!!"

I who was leaning limp without clothes could only cover my body with my hands and surrender with whatever he wanted later, after stroking my frail face and body he kicked me back and threw a worn, dirty suit at me asking me to wear it, without any rejection I immediately wore clothes that were slightly larger than my stature that could not even cover my body properly.

Using only worn clothes to cover my body, the Orfist then pulled the chain around my neck forcefully forcing me to walk along it to the point that I fell to the front, even though I fell down and moaned, Orfist still did not give me time to rest, he continued to pull my force even though I was falling down, even in a very rude manner he dragged me until I arrived at the door of this dark room, suffocating, sick, limp, I was completely rendered helpless by the cruelty he committed.

"Stand up!! or I will actually drag you to the torture chamber!!"

"B.. ik" I said limp helplessly to speak.

With trembling legs I forced my feet to stand by holding on to the door of this room even though I was really no longer able to step, I couldn't even let out my voice to speak because my neck was suffocated after being dragged out of the room.

After I managed to stand Orfist immediately pulled me walking towards a place darker than this prison lane, not a single person was in the prisons I passed by, he said, the prison room in this lane was empty with no sign of life in it, a slashed breath, trembling feet, and a trembling foot, and my heart was pounding unceasingly I was so scared of my condition going forward.

"Welcome Mr. Orfist." said someone greeting.

"Open the door!"

"Alright, please come in" said the man, opening the door.

"Hurry way!!" orfist said as he pulled me down.

Bruk!!!

"It hurts!" I said slowly trying to stand back up.

"Basically slow!! come on!!" said Orfist while dragging me who was still sprawled.

"Ekhc!! aagh!!" I screamed while holding a chain around my neck.

Without looking ahead my gaze was only on my feet that were trembling with a sudden resignation there was someone greeting us, but I did not look at him because I myself was also busy with this heartbreaking destiny, after that my uncle Orfist then asked him to open the door in front of us, right after the man opened his bars suddenly Orfist pulled me until I fell back down beside his feet.

He kept tugging at the chain trying to get me to stand up, but I was no longer able to stand my legs felt very weak to support my body even after repeatedly trying to stand still I always fell back down, he said, until finally the Orfist dragged my force that was still lying down regardless of my circumstances into the room.

***

Bruk!!

It hurts!

"Hant him, and don't let him touch the ground!"

"Of course, sir."

"Agha!!!"

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"Keep tormenting him and don't stop even if he asks for mercy!"

"It is with pleasure" said the man.

Cruel! they're ruthless!

"Goodbye my dear nephew."

"J..ngan..pam.an.." said weakly.

Prosecutors!!

"Akhc!! ti..ak! hent..kan!"

"Sorry princess, but I won't stop."

Prosecutors!! Prosecutors!! Prosecutors!!

"Aghhhh!!! i..please hen..shall…"

"Godhh!!"

After dragging me to the middle of this dark room Orfist then asked that person to hang me, and according to what he said, the man took off the chain around my neck and moved it to my hands and attached the chain to the pulley above the ceiling of the room and pulled the end and made me hang with my hands up and my feet that didn't touch the ground.

My hand felt as if it wanted to break when I hung like that and surely this was the umpteenth time I groaned in pain with the torture inflicted by the Orfist and his people, he said, after I was hanged I got even harder to get my breath especially when my uncle Orfist ordered to someone who had previously opened the door of bars to torture me nonstop, and right after he left the guy beat me up over and over again with a very powerful whip that made me even more in pain and in great agony.

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"Hen.take..hiks hiks... hent...kan...ku...please…"

Prosecutors!!

"Akhc!!"

I don't know how long I've been whipped and beaten by Orfist's man, I've really been powerless to even finish a single sentence, many times I was unconscious and when I woke up from my fainting I woke up with pain all over my body and that person who kept beating me even though I was fainting with a very weak body, the sheer fabric of clothes made the lash feel very clear on my skin especially when he whipped my legs that were not even covered by anything, my blood flowed from the tip of my head to the tip of my finger with whip wounds all over my body without the slightest gap, each end of my wound was always connected with another wound that was all covered with red blood.

"Hm, you're lucky I have other business."

...***...

"Am...pun.. hen..take it... hiks... don't... do..again.." I said almost lost consciousness.

It was so painful that I felt almost nothing but the pain that tormented me until the man finally came out of this room and stopped his torment, in addition to being tortured he also did not feed me or drink even he never once lowered me he just continued to make wounds in my body without stopping except when it came time to eat or other necessities.

Citt

"Daughter?" call someone to me.

"Sia..p?" I tried to look towards that voice.

"This is my Obi."

Amidst my fading consciousness someone came to open the door of the bars while calling my name, the voice felt familiar to my ears just that I did not think as it continued to endure this pain I felt, I then tried to turn my head towards the source of the voice and it was true that a little boy was standing before me with a look of worry clearly drawn on his face.

Yes he was Obi a little boy who was once saved by my father and continued to be beside my father while he was working in his room, I had even considered him as my own little brother just that I couldn't lift my usual smile when he came to see me in this torture chamber.

"Hurry to eat this princess before the commander gets in here" he said, standing on a wooden box.

"Thank you, uhuk uhuk! ekhc!"

"Daughter!!" he said while rubbing my shoulders.

"Ma..af, my stomach..no... can accept food... uhuk uhuk!"

"But at least you should drink the princess" he said, drinking water on me.

"Y-yeah... uhuk!! ekh!! just stop.. Obi."

Obi who came to see me brought some food and drinks and then took three wooden boxes in the corner of the room and arranged them like stairs, after all that was arranged strong Obi directly climbed onto it and helped me to eat the food, he said, but my stomach was always beaten and kicked making all the food can not pass through my throat and immediately spewed out of my mouth.

Without despair Obi then put the end of a drinking glass filled with water on my lips and because I did not eat I could only drink water that immediately soaked my dry throat, still, I can't drink more than a sip of water as much as when I'm trying to eat.

"Who let you in here!!?"

"Ha!! k-commander!!" obi was surprised by the arrival of the man.

"Basic boy/

"Don't.. please.. j-don't hurt him…!!"

"Alright, but…"

Bukk!! Bukk!! Bukk!!

"ARGH!!!! hiks.. am..pun…"

...***...

"I'll give you more pain!"

"Am..pun.. hurts…"

Bukk!! Bukk!!

"CHA!!!"

When Obi wanted to give me a second drink all of a sudden the person who tortured me earlier had appeared before us and was immediately gripping Obi's neck to the point that Obi looked in pain, not wanting him to suffer I then begged that person not to hurt him yes.he did let go of Obi, but that person then turned to beating me with his whip even rougher than before.

He also tied two large iron ball weights to my feet and hung me higher than ever before and it made me feel even more pain with the extra weight and the punches he launched, I who had lost hope can only resign to what happened and no longer hope to survive this place and maybe this is the end of my life.

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